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MICROSCOPE EQUIPMENT

European (1780 - 1840) Private Collection for Sale

Rick Blankenhorn has the first installment of this early European (1780 - 1840) collection of microscopes (x90 microscopes) and related accessories (x60).

Contact Rick Blankenhorn for further details:
The Gemmery, P.O.Box 2560, Fallbrook, CA 92088
760 728-3321 rcb@gemmary.com

BOOKS

The Digital Photography Workflow Handbook,
by Prof. Brian Matsumoto.

This is a must have book covering the essential techniques for acquiring images with a digital camera through your microscope. You will not find a better illustrated guide to the subject.

$69.95 from Rocky Nook Inc

The Petrographic Microscope: Evolution of a Mineralogical Research Instrument,
by Daniel E. Kile.

This is Special Publication No.1, of the Mineralogical Record, Inc, a supplement to The Mineralogical Record, Tucson, AZ. Price is $20. It can be obtained from two sources:

The Mineralogical Record Inc.,
P.O. Box 35565, Tucson, Arizona 85740
520 297-6709, minrec@aol.com

Rick Blankenhorn,
The Gemmery, P.O.Box 2560, Fallbrook, CA 92088
760 728-3321 rcb@gemmary.com

Mineralogical Record December, 1998 publication on Goniometers
Price $15

Rick Blankenhorn,
The Gemmery, P.O.Box 2560, Fallbrook, CA 92088
760 728-3321 rcb@gemmary.com